The gesture makes him pause before leading the way back to his quarters. A minuscule moment that conjures that gut feeling again, takes him back to his dreams from the previous night and seems to string gossamer between the two of them.

But it's a short way back to the RED residency, and before long they're approaching the door. Fortunately he'd been trained by a particular blonde with legs much shorter than his own about the merits of making sure you don't leave your partner three hallways behind.

"Oh-- it's not very big, by the way-- but it's intricate!" He pauses at the door, and then swings it open to allow Lydia entry at her will. "And I did say it could be boring. It depends on your interests, I guess. Fair warning and all."